Building construction



sept. 28,1926. 1,601,630

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed June 19' 1925 l ,I l 1 l I l l l l l I l x I l l l l l l I 1 1 l l I l iKC /ly' j INVLNTORS l BY W ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 28, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEONARD L. LnsoINn, ornnsr sTnoUnsBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, AND FREDERICK c. EMMEL, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

v:BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Application manne 19, 1925. semi No. 38,366.

Our invention relates to a construction for walls and ceilings, hereinafter referred to as a wall construction and particularly relates to a structure adapted to be embodied in the form of a unit to be incorporated in a wall or a ceiling as a unit. s

rlhe general object of our invention is to provide a building construction unit that may be made of any desired height or width tosuit a particular room or location and in which sheet metal elements are given a form to function as studdings in association with 'members constituting braces for the studding members.

The vvnature of the invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will 'clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a partvof this specication, it being understood that the drawings'are merely illustrative of practical eX- amples of the invention.

rFigure 1 islan elevation of a building construction unit embodying our invention,

l showin0` the same in association with arts employed in connection with a plurality of units as hereinafter explained;

Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2, Figure 1, a portion of the wire lathing, which in practice is applied to a plurality of units, being omitted;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary horizontal secj tion in a plane corresponding with the line 8 3, Figure 1 and showing lathing and surface material; Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in vertical section illustrating a slight modifica tion; f

Figure 5 is a horizontal section through a unit embodying my invention in modified form. the view including lathing which in practice is applied to a plurality of units; Figure 6 is a View similar to Figure 5 but illustrating a further modification.

In producing abuilding unit in accordY ance with our` invention, a frame is provided, comprising side uprights v1() usually of wood elements of substantially the character cf studdings. In addition in practice, a top cross bar 11 and a bottom cross bar 12 are provided also of wood and arranged to connect up a plurality of the units to form the wall or ceiling. To the side uprights 10, we apply a sheet metal covering, designated generally by the numeral 13 which is bent to form members 14 disposed 1n planes perpendicular to the general plane of the unit, that is to say, at substantiallyr right angles to the front and rear faces of the unit. The material of the metal/sheet 13 between adjacent members 14 is given an oblique` direction to form members 15 extending from the front edge of one kmember 14 to the rear edge of the adjacent meme ber .14. The members 14 serve as studdings and resist strains or stresses at right angles to the faces of the units, whilethe members' 15 constitute inclined braces integral withl the studding members 14. The upper and lower edges vof the sheet 13 are bent at right angles to produce flanges ,16 to bey applied to the upper andk lower cross bars 11, 12. Suitable lathing is applied tothe faces of the inner and outer sides of a plurality of units for joining the same edge to edge, 'Tf

there being shown metal lathing 17 in'Figure 2, the metal lathing being secured by integral members 18, struck up from the material of vsheet 13, whereas, in Figure 4, separate clips 118 are employed to fasten theV lat-hing 17 in place.

A suitable wall covering material is applied to the inner and'outer faces of the units forming a wall or ceiling, as for eX- ample, the one covering 19 may be concrete or equivalent material suitable for the outside of a wall,and the surface 2O may consist of plaster at the inside of the wall, see Figure 3.

In Figure 5 instead of the form shown in Figures 1 to 4, the framework is provided with wooden studding members 21 adjacent to the respective faces of the unit and in staggered relation. The vertical wood studding members 21 complete studding elements in association with the members 114 of the metal sheet 113, said members 114 being disposed between the stud members 21 and, like the members 14, said members 114 are perpendicular to the planes of the faces of the unit. The metal sheet 113 includes in Vaddition to members 114 members 115 extending from the front edge of one member 114 to the rear edge of the adjacentl meniber 114.

In the form shown in Figure 6 wood studding members 121 are employed and are disposed adjacent to the planes of the front and back surfaces of the unit. In comparing the constructionsn Figures 5 and 6, it will be noted that in Figure 5 the Wood studding members 2l are adjacent to a common transverse plane Whereas in Figure 6, studding members 121; at the back and front are disposed equal distances apart and separated one from the other. The metal sheet 213 in Figure 6 is bent into zig-Zag form so that oblique members 215 constitute both studding members and brace members.

The described constructions serve to et fecti'vely resist stresses produced by pressure against the faces of the'unit and at the time resist crushing strain vertically.

To each of the faces of a plurality of units such as shown in l'igures 'and (S, the Wire lathings lreiierred te'abore are applied the same'as in the iirst described construction.

"ll-he numeral 22 indicates terminal side edge flangesl on the sheet material '125 for nailing saifd material to the upright s ide frame' members l0. The numeral- 23 indicate'su tongues integral af'iththe material the "sheetllY Vat thetop edge thereof and disposed'at the back and frontof the top member ll. Similarly,y integral tongues 2a are provided onthe sheet material lZS at the bottom edge to receive fastening nails forsecuring saidmaterial to the bottom rail or b ar. l2.V

We would state furthermore, that While the' illustrated examples Vconstitute practical embodiments bf our invention, We do not limit"oursel-ves'strictly to theexact details herein illustratedy since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied Without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our inv-entionl We claim:

l. A building construction unit adapted to be emplaced in a Wall or a ceiling and having a metal sheet, said sheet presenting studding vmembers disposed in transverse planes and presenting oblique members between the studding members and extending from the front edge of: one studding member to the rear. edge ofi an adjacent`-studding member. Y

2. A unit for building construction including a frame having upright studdling members, and a metal sheet extending over said frame andv coacting with said members to constitute studding; said members being disposed adjacent the inner and outer sides of the unit and said sheet metal being disposed between said members and secured to the inner sides thereof. 1

3. i unit for building construction includ: ing a metal sheet having transverse studding members terminating in planes at the front and back ont the sheet, and oblique members integralivith said studding members and eX- tending from that edge oit' one studding member lying in one of said pianes to the opposite edge of the next studding member lying in the other of said planes.

' LEONARD L. LESOINE. FREDERICK C. EMM-EL. 

